St. Paul daily globe., 1887-07-08

household word in every Irish home.
welcome him most cordially. and l hope
there will be another occasion upon
which he will visit us, and can assure
him that the latch string will always be
hanging out.
Ignatius Donnelly's name was re-
ceiVed with storm of applause. He
responded to the toast 1.-The United
States of America"
.DoNNELLY's SPEECH.
1t does me great honor to be asked to speak
upon such a subject. If l possessed the
tongue of all the orators, the pen ofsall the
poets, l could not do justice to the subject.
Why, all that is out of the United
States is not worth speaking Of
1t is either too cold for comfort
or too hot for civilization. Someone has
said that the north shore of Lake Superior
appears as though when the Maker got
through with making the earth he had lot
of refuse matter which he dumped down on
the north shore of Lake Superior. Well
/ am glad it was dumped on her majesty DO
minion. Where can you find line menY
What are the people OF the United Statesg
Here we have the interfusion of all races,
which have presented all of the great men.
We are producing a race that can stand
in comparison with any race that the old
world can or ever has produced. To the
Americans it is a strange thing to read OF the
struggle that is going on in Ireland. In the
United States We need no standing
army. Why is it that with a
population of 6O,OOO. 900 we need but
"a, 600 soldiers to keep our Indians in sub
lection: 1t is because only injustice breeds
revolution. 1t is only by Kindness that
people can be governed. We
look with love toward those little
cramped islands across the ocean which
the Yankee said he was afraid to walk on
nights for fear he would step off, Can
and 1nar ilfi mo from
this mighty race, this race which
speaks the tongue of Bacon. not of
Shakespeare? | hope my friend, when
he goes back will tell them that We meet
here to honor him; not because he was an
earl. but because he was man; not because
he was nobleman, but because he was a
noble man. There is more happiness in one
county of Minnesota than there was IN the
whole Roman empire under the Caesars. The
most formidable exhibition OF military drill
oIir guest will see in this country is that that
has been countermarching around these
tebleS tonight.
Rev. DR.. Christie responded to the
toast Scotland, the home of our guest"
He said: 1T does me great honor to
respond to the toast. No theme could
be more cengenial to me. If
l had not been born in
Scotland. l would wish that | had
been. 1t is true that she has but few
W OllCl SOllos Sllll L tlll ltOl
sure that it is a disadvantage. The
history of my country is for 400 years the
story of a struggle for independence.
When William Z. Gladstone wished to
take up the cause of the oppressed he
went to the sympathetic people of Scot
land. You do well to honor one to-
night who has done so
much for the Irish people.
Even if our guest had done nothing
to merit your praises his name alone
should have been enough to bring to-
gether IriShmen, ScOtchmen and Amer
leans who love peace, to do him honor.
"a Traveller in America was the
subject of the next toast, which was
responded to by the Earl of Aberdeen.
He said: lone when travelling must be
swift to see, but slow to speak. When
/ get home l shall loose my tongue.
My sojOurn in st. Paul has
been longer than that of any other
city. have also had the pleasure to
see and take part in your national cele
bration. Whether my visit be short or
long. it is, | hope not my last one.
When | again visit st. Paul | shall,
assure you, feel very much at home.
Father McGolwick spoke on the toast
''The Twin Cities" He said climax
had been reached when he was asked to
speak on the subject. To the end he
said his education of the country would
not be complete until he had seen the
city of Minneapolis which geologistS
say stands twenty-SiX feet higher above
the sea than st. Paul, and | hope that
the earl will test the generosity of Min
neapOlis before he leaves the country.
The last toast of the evening"ThePress,"
was to have been responded to by
JSSeph A. Wheelock, but he was not
present. The toastmaSter said that the
press had a habit of speaking for them
selves. He then read the telegram
from London, announcing the action in
parliament last night, after which. the
gathering dispersed, while the orchestra
PLAYED Aud Lang Syne.